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Obama Seeks Tax Increase on ‘Rich’

Posted on | July 9, 2012 | 17 Comments

So we’re back to this, huh? Another class-warfare fight over the “Bush tax cuts”? And more dishonest spin in the headlines:

Obama Seeks 2013 Tax Cuts Within Limits
— New York Times

Obama to call for Bush tax cut extensions
for those making less than $250,000
— CNN

Fight Renewed Over Bush Tax Cuts
— Wall Street Journal

Is anyone with an IQ over 70 fooled by this? No, but Obama’s not trying to reach people with IQs over 70, he’s trying to reach independent “swing” voters — people so profoundly stupid, they don’t even know whether they’re Republicans or Democrats.

Category: Barack Obama, Taxes

Comments

17 Responses to “Obama Seeks Tax Increase on ‘Rich’”

  1. sheryl
    July 9th, 2012 @ 9:42 am

    You are correct, the democrat party speaks to the individuals that do not pay attention or could care less. They are generally the only individuals not paying their fair share. 

  2. wirejerk
    July 9th, 2012 @ 9:57 am

    How about so profoundly suspicious that they don’t trust either party.

  3. Mortimer Snerd
    July 9th, 2012 @ 10:36 am

    Don’t tax you, don’t tax me.  Tax that man behind the tree!

  4. Bob Belvedere
    July 9th, 2012 @ 10:38 am

    Perhaps now more people will understand why I want to return the right to vote back to only property owners [and men].

  5. dwduck
    July 9th, 2012 @ 11:19 am

    Usually, that’s just a rationalization used by those who can’t be bothered to care. But there are those rare iconoclasts who are exceptions to the rule…

  6. Jpharvey27
    July 9th, 2012 @ 11:21 am

    The silver lining in this is how desperate Obama is that he even has to pretend like he is for any kind of tax cut at all. Our hopes and prayers (and efforts) need to be that there are enough people sufficiently smart to see through this despicable class warfare ruse to make Obama unemployed come November.

  7. Adobe_Walls
    July 9th, 2012 @ 11:52 am

    Some of us are neither Social Democrats or Republicans because we recognize that they are merely the PKSH and liberal wings of the same party, admittedly there are a few renegades in the liberal wing but not enough to make a difference.

  8. Bob Belvedere
    July 9th, 2012 @ 12:03 pm

    Seems to me the only renegades in the Democratic Party are those Bolshes who want The Revolution NOW!

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  10. Adobe_Walls
    July 9th, 2012 @ 1:20 pm

    The only renegades at all are the handful of conservatives in the Republican (liberal) wing of our ruling elite.

  11. Pathfinder's wife
    July 9th, 2012 @ 2:35 pm

    As a property owner, and a woman…Molon labe!

  12. Pathfinder's wife
    July 9th, 2012 @ 2:36 pm

    Politickin’…

    Nothing like playing around with the little people’s lives to score political points. spit

  13. Bob Belvedere
    July 9th, 2012 @ 2:40 pm

    That could be fun.

  14. Anton Sherwood
    July 9th, 2012 @ 6:29 pm

    I’m so profoundly stupid, I even believe there are political positions other than Republican and Democrat.

  15. Pathfinder's wife
    July 9th, 2012 @ 6:32 pm

    LOL…careful there!  It might be just a wee bit too much fun (which can be bad for a person).

  16. Adobe_Walls
    July 9th, 2012 @ 8:55 pm

    “But I ain’t never had too much fun”
    Comander Cody

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